Apple Intelligence is headed to China after regulators approved Apple’s AI services through a partnership with Alibaba. The long-rumored deal will bring Alibaba’s Qwen AI models to Apple’s operating systems, marking a major expansion of the company’s generative AI platform into one of its most important markets.
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naddr1qv…gt2eApple Intelligence has been approved for release in China by the Cyberspace Administration of China. This approval comes through a deal to integrate Alibaba's Qwen AI model into Apple's operating systems, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS. The integration will involve AI capabilities such as text and image understanding and generation, marking a significant step for Apple's AI ambitions in the Chinese market. - Apple Intelligence has received approval from China's Cyberspace Administration of China. - The approval allows for the integration of Alibaba's Qwen AI model into Apple's operating systems (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS). - This partnership is crucial for Apple's AI expansion in China, a key market where Apple sales increased 28% in the second quarter. - Alibaba confirmed that Qwen would be integrated into Apple Intelligence experiences, offering text and image understanding and generation capabilities. - Prior to this deal, Apple explored partnerships with Baidu, DeepSeek, and ByteDance but faced challenges. Continue reading https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/15/apple-intelligence-approved-for-launch-in-china-with-alibabas-qwen-ai/